Wedding ceremony tomorrow

Chapter 21 Gold

"Whoosh!"

In a flash, the girl passed through the long, black tails and instantly appeared in front of the demon that the woman had transformed into. With a flash of cold light, she severed its head with a single sword strike!

The monster didn't even have time to react, and didn't even have time to close its long tail to intercept!

Of course, Luo Qingfeng was even less able to react.

He didn't even see clearly how the girl passed through those dense black tails!

Such swift movement! Such a fast sword!

Luo Qingfeng was shocked.

The monster sprayed blood and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

At this moment, the demon that the burly man had transformed into roared angrily upon seeing this scene and turned to run away.

Even demons have fears!

"Whoosh—"

Luo Qingfeng only felt a figure flash past him, and then a cold glint appeared on the monster's neck.

Then, the monster's head flew up.

At that moment, the girl appeared beside the headless corpse of the monster, her face filled with a cold expression.

The whole process took less than a breath!

Luo Qingfeng stood frozen in place, speechless.

That... solves it?

The two monsters shrank rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, they had returned to their original forms.

The girl in the black dress sheathed her sword, squatted down beside the headless corpse of the burly man, and then reached out her small hand to feel around his body.

Luo Qingfeng secretly wondered: Was he looking for some kind of treasure, or a demon pill?

The girl quickly pulled out a money pouch and poured out a piece of silver and a few copper coins.

She picked up the broken silver and copper coins, put them in her pocket, then stood up, looked past him to the woman's corpse behind him, and walked over.

"Um, you..."

Luo Qingfeng spoke up, wanting to greet her.

But the girl didn't even glance at him and walked straight past him.

The coldness on her face had vanished, and she had reverted to her previous innocent and naive demeanor.

She knelt down beside the woman's body, reached out and groped around, and pulled out a money pouch.

This time, not only did they pour out two pieces of silver and some copper coins from the money bag, but they also poured out a piece of gold.

She first put the two pieces of silver and copper coins into her pocket, then picked up the gold, looked at it with a bewildered expression, threw it on the ground, and got up to leave.

Luo Qingfeng: "..."

"Girl, you..."

The girl suddenly quickened her pace and walked away quickly.

He didn't even glance at him once.

As the sun set, that slender and graceful figure quickly disappeared into the distance on the road.

Luo Qingfeng stayed in place for a while longer before turning his gaze back to the two corpses on the ground.

One of them harbored resentment for a long time because he had never been able to hold his grandson.

One man was depressed and resentful because he had no wife to warm his bed.

So, did this give the devil an opportunity?

If the demons crave the resentment within them, they certainly won't let them succeed. They'll probably deliberately lure the mother and child into committing the heinous act of kidnapping, and once the demons are satisfied, they'll suddenly devise a way to trick them into killing the girl, and even her child, so that the mother and child will generate more resentment to feed on.

Then, the devil lured them to abduct other girls.

This process was repeated over and over.

In the end, the two were driven mad by torture, and their bodies and souls were completely devoured by the demon!

Thinking of this, Luo Qingfeng felt a chill run down his spine.

This mother and son were clearly just ordinary people, yet they too were possessed by a demon.

Moreover, judging from the situation, these two demons have grown quite powerful.

Then, wouldn't everyone in the town, the city, and the entire continent be potentially turned into a demon?

This is terrifying!

I thought that what the nightingale said that night and the account in that book were just exaggerations and not that serious.

Now it seems that it's even more serious.

In other words, everyone around him, or everyone he sees, might become a demon! Or perhaps they are all demons!

Suddenly, he thought of himself again.

"Could I... be a demon too? Or is there a demon within me?"

"However, I don't think I did anything wrong."

and many more!

He suddenly had a terrible idea!

Could it be that while he's asleep, the demon inside him is secretly taking control of his body and going out to do bad things?

"I slaughtered the people of Linshan Village..."

"I also murdered my childhood sweetheart's bride..."

"That insane seventh uncle, I might have been the one who killed him..."

"That villager in the alleyway courtyard, maybe the demon knew I was going to investigate and controlled my body beforehand to silence me..."

Do not!

He hurriedly cut off his increasingly frantic thoughts, and immediately felt a cold sweat running down his back and his whole body goosebumps.

"It wasn't me, it definitely wasn't me..."

"I can't do it in terms of time, and besides, I'm perfectly lucid; I haven't lost my mind..."

"And I also successfully lit up the starlight."

"If there were already demons hidden within me, it would be impossible for me to light the star lamp, unless it is a very powerful demon."

"If it were that kind of demon, it would have devoured my soul or my sanity long ago."

"Therefore, it's impossible!"

Luo Qingfeng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling a chill run down his spine at his crazy idea.

I almost scared myself.

By this time, the sun was almost setting.

The wind blowing from the wilderness carried a chilly, eerie feeling.

He didn't dare linger.

Just as he was about to leave, his eyes suddenly fell on the piece of gold on the ground.

The girl only liked silver and copper coins, not gold?

What a strange person.

As it happened, he had spent all the last of his money today and was now worrying about what meat he would eat tomorrow.

Now we have meat to eat.

Consider it payment for his courageous act of risking his life to save her.

He picked up the gold with a clear conscience, put it in the innermost pocket of his clothes, and then walked briskly toward the town.

The scene of the girl slaying the demon with a single sword strike just now couldn't help but reappear in his mind.

He looked down at his fist.

It seems I still need one of the magical artifacts mentioned in the book.

A fist alone isn't powerful enough.

Moreover, it would be far too dangerous to fight a demon in close combat with one's own body, since after the demon transforms, not only is its physical body powerful, but it is also completely impervious to pain.

If one possessed a sword as powerful as that girl's, imbued with star power, fighting would undoubtedly be much easier and safer.

But for now, he can only think about it.

The treasure is expensive, and he has no way of buying it, so it's definitely impossible for him to do so for the time being.

You should focus on practicing your boxing skills.

I'll find a way to buy one when I've saved enough money.

"hiss……"

A sudden pain shot through my chest.

I just got punched by that demon.

If he hadn't lit the starlight last night, making his body even stronger, that punch would probably have broken his bones and shattered his internal organs.

It seems that in the future, I should first consider my own capabilities before doing good deeds.

Just as he was about to leave, those two lines of blue text suddenly appeared in his mind again.

[Progress: 75]

[Creation Star Realm, Progress: Ten]

Huh?

Both processes have increased.

In particular, the first unknown process increased directly from 45 to 75!

Is it because of these two demons?

He suddenly remembered the first time this line of text appeared that night, after the demon was killed.

It seems that this first step in the process not only increases cultivation but also increases the number of demons killed, and it seems to be useful regardless of whether the demons were killed by him or not.

Or rather, as long as he participates, that's fine.

"What exactly is this process?"

The two lines of text quickly disappeared, and Luo Qingfeng became increasingly puzzled and curious.

The progress has increased to seventy-five; perhaps when it reaches one hundred, the mystery will be solved.

Seeing that it was getting late, he didn't dare to linger any longer. He glanced at the two corpses on the ground one last time and quickly left.

Back at the Song family home.

The courtyard was empty; thankfully, no one had returned yet.

He endured the pain and quickly washed his body.

Then, I washed the clothes clean.

Then they threw the clean clothes into the wooden tub, pretending they were clothes to be washed.

Zi'er will handle it.

After finishing these tasks, he returned to his room, sat down at his desk, took out a book, and began to read.

At this moment, the sun was setting.

Night gradually fell.

at the same time.

In a small alley in Wangxing City, more than 20 miles from Qingquan Town.

A slender young girl dressed in a black dress carried a roast goose wrapped in oil paper in both hands and entered a dilapidated courtyard at the very end of the alley.

In the corridor of the small courtyard, an elderly woman with gray hair sat, her cloudy eyes wide open, making insoles with needle and thread.

The girl entered the house, went to the kitchen first, washed her hands, and took out bowls, chopsticks, and plates.

Then, open the parchment paper, cut the roast goose inside with a knife, and put it on a plate.

The two large goose legs were placed into two separate bowls.

She first took out a goose leg and placed it in front of the old man in the corridor.

The old woman glanced at it and couldn't help but scold, "A-Ya, you've spent money on random things again. I told you, Grandma doesn't like to eat these."

The girl didn't say anything, but still handed the goose leg from the bowl to her.

The old man glanced at her again and sighed, "Your sister should be back soon. Let's eat together when she gets back. She works hard outside all day and is probably starving. Let's save the goose leg for her."

Then she added, "Don't buy such expensive things next time. What's the difference between eating anything? As long as it fills our stomachs, that's fine. We need to save money so we can get you treatment. Your sister said your illness is curable, and she'll only feel at ease getting married after you're cured."

"Sigh, your sister is almost twenty years old and still hasn't gotten married, not even to a matchmaker, all to pay off your father's debts and to pay for your medical treatment."

"Now that the debt is finally paid off, all that's left is your illness. Once we've saved enough money to cure you, you and your sisters can get married together, and then Grandma can rest easy."

The girl stood in the corridor, holding a bowl, looking dazed and confused. She didn't show any other expression after hearing what he said.

Just then, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, a tall woman dressed in a black dress walked in from the entrance of the courtyard.

The weariness that had been furrowing between his brows immediately dissipated upon seeing the girl in the hallway and the old man in the hallway.

"Grandma, Aya, I'm back."

"Hehe, Aya, look what this is! Gold! I just earned it today, you've never seen anything like it before, have you? It's worth much more than silver, just this little piece can be exchanged for a full ten taels of silver!"

The woman proudly took out a small piece of gold.

The girl in the corridor stared at the gold in her hand. After a few seconds of stunned silence, the bowl containing the goose leg in her hand suddenly fell to the ground.

Thank you to "Shaqi" and "Bingxue Xiaoxueer" for their generous donations, and thank you to "Panshao520" for their generous donation as well. However, I can't add extra chapters during the new book period; I'll have to add them after the book is officially released.

(End of this chapter)